Articles tagged under: USDA
Emergency Procedures Announced to Streamline Crop Insurance Claims
Published July 13, 2021
USDA’s Risk Management Agency is authorizing emergency procedures as extreme drought conditions persist across the country. The agency is working with crop insurance companies to simplify the adjustment of losses and issue indemnity payments. “We recognize the distress experienced by farmers…Grain Stocks Surprise Traders in the July WASDE Report
Published July 12, 2021
Most of the July WASDE report was as grain traders expected. Allendale Chief Market Strategist Rich Nelson says the grain stocks were the big story and offered a surprise. "We were watching the new crop corn exports, which the USDA…USDA Makes Minimal Changes to Yield Forecast
Published July 12, 2021
In the July WASDE report, the USDA kept the U.S. corn and soybean yields in-line with the June report. The U.S. corn yield is forecast at 179.5 bushels per acre and the soybean yield remains at 50.8 bushels per acre.…Vilsack: USDA’s Plan Addresses Livestock Industry Concerns
Published July 12, 2021
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the USDA’s food supply chain resiliency plan is meant to reverse what’s happening in the U.S. livestock industry. "Producers are having to sell their cattle at a loss, only to learn processors end up taking…USDA Releases Plan to Address Food Supply Chain Issues
Published July 11, 2021
President Joe Biden signed an executive order to promote competition in the American economy. USDA is using the opportunity to address supply chain issues. The agency is committing $500 million in American Rescue Plan funds for grants and loans for…RMA Announces Haying, Grazing Change for Cover Crops
Published July 7, 2021
USDA has announced farmers and ranchers with crop insurance nationwide can hay, graze or chop cover crops at any time and still receive 100 percent of the prevented planting payment. Previously, those cover crops couldn’t be used for hay or…FSA and RMA Officials Hear Firsthand About Historic Drought
Published July 2, 2021
North Dakota farmers and ranchers are dealing with historic drought conditions. Their voices were heard firsthand by USDA leadership in Carrington. "These conditions are ever bit as bad, maybe even worse, than any drought during my time as governor," said…Livestock Producers Need Quantity, Not Quality, Forage
Published July 1, 2021
Farmers and ranchers at the USDA drought meeting in Carrington expressed concerns about the availability of using drought-damaged crops for livestock feed. Chaseley, North Dakota farmer Corey Hart has already filed a crop insurance claim for the spring wheat crop.…Taking a ‘Leap of Faith’
Published July 1, 2021
New Rockford, North Dakota rancher Jeff Schafer has already taken oats out of seed production and cut and baled them for cattle feed. Schafer said not all producers are willing to take that leap of faith. "The most important thing…